diff --git a/k-tv-frontend/app/(main)/tv/page.tsx b/k-tv-frontend/app/(main)/tv/page.tsx
index c800df1..ffcaa76 100644
--- a/k-tv-frontend/app/(main)/tv/page.tsx
+++ b/k-tv-frontend/app/(main)/tv/page.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   useStreamUrl,
   fmtTime,
   calcProgress,
+  calcOffsetSecs,
   minutesUntil,
   toScheduleSlots,
   findNextSlot,
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ export default function TvPage() {
           ref={videoRef}
           src={streamUrl}
           className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full"
-          initialOffset={broadcast?.offset_secs ?? 0}
+          initialOffset={broadcast ? calcOffsetSecs(broadcast.slot.start_at) : 0}
           onStreamError={handleStreamError}
         />
       );
diff --git a/k-tv-frontend/hooks/use-tv.ts b/k-tv-frontend/hooks/use-tv.ts
index 63c95d1..0a6f67e 100644
--- a/k-tv-frontend/hooks/use-tv.ts
+++ b/k-tv-frontend/hooks/use-tv.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ export function calcProgress(startAt: string, durationSecs: number): number {
   return Math.min(100, Math.max(0, Math.round((elapsedSecs / durationSecs) * 100)));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Seconds elapsed since a slot started, computed from the current wall clock.
+ * Use this instead of `broadcast.offset_secs` when the broadcast may be cached —
+ * start_at is a fixed timestamp so the offset is always accurate regardless of
+ * when the broadcast response was fetched.
+ */
+export function calcOffsetSecs(startAt: string): number {
+  return Math.max(0, (Date.now() - new Date(startAt).getTime()) / 1000);
+}
+
 /** Minutes until a future timestamp (rounded, minimum 0). */
 export function minutesUntil(iso: string): number {
   return Math.max(0, Math.round((new Date(iso).getTime() - Date.now()) / 60_000));